“Dakota Dave Hull and Kari Larson obviously like mixing instrumental textures as well as musical traditions—try a cute-as-a-bug “Mr. Sandman” for two ukuleles, sandwiched between the novelty number “Goofus” and the venerable “Rights of Man” for National steel guitars, or a mandolin/uke arrangement of the Irish-American “Three Pony Bit” medley. The original Hull and Larson sound shows up on the hard-swinging archtops of “Windchill”; the guitar and mandolin interplay of Scott Joplin’s “The Chrysanthemum” and the driving breakdown “Clark’s Ride”; and the sweet, melancholy six-string and tenor guitars of “You Don’t Know Me.” Hull’s classic rag “The Second Chance” and Larson’s reflective “Halfway There” demonstrate hot solo chops. (Arabica)” –Russell Letson, Acoustic Guitar Magazine

Hull & Larson Bio

Tracks

1. Goofus
2. Mr. Sandman
3. Jubilo
4. The Rights of Man
5. Windchill
6. Sweet Thursday
7. The Second Chance
8. Duck River
9. Moonbeams
10. The Chrysanthemum
11. Three Pony Bit
12. Half Way There
13. Clark’s Ride
14. You Don’t Know Me
15. Paulistana No. 1